Steven George

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510-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

● Production Team Lead with Management experience

● Hands on style of Deployment and QA, lead by example

● Experienced White Box and Black Box Quality Assurance Engineer

● Excellent ability to troubleshoot problems in the backend system and the end-user interface including regression, integration, and full end to end QA testing.

● 14 years of experience working with Agile development processes

● Created well-written, accurate, and usable documentation (Test Methodologies: test plans, test reports, and test cases)

● Experienced Agile CSM

● Skilled in presenting Auditing and Compliance details

● Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

● Skilled in working with Executive Board level presentations and external clients

● Interact comfortably and professionally with engineers and all levels of management

● Thrive in engineering and QA teams, and self-directed enough to work independently

● Lead code reviews in SQL, Javascript, and Python

● Creation of validation protocols and managing test matrix

● FDA 21 CFR 11 for devices and electronic records

● Lead offshore and onshore remote teams

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Diamond Foundry, South San Francisco, CA Mar 2022 - Nov 2022 Verification and Validation Engineer

Project Management and Software Quality Engineer for a Diamond manufacturing firm. Dealt with production level machinery and customized software development to maintain a high level of diamond growth for international markets and diamond integrated circuit manufacturing Environment: Halp, Postman, Agile, Python, SQL, JS Abbott Diabetes Clinic, Alameda, CA July 2020 - Nov 2021 SQA Medical devices

SQA expert for medical device projects for the US/EU/Japanese markets. QA of individual devices, including localization and internationalization of software. Utilizing HP ALM for R&D and test case tracking, completed multiple major and minor software releases. Bi-weekly Interactive Demos of completed sprints and then retrospectives for project milestones. Followed strict protocols for the FDA approval process. Ran scrum meetings for Daily Jira tracking Environment: Jira, HP ALM, Agile, iOS, Android

First Republic, San Francisco, CA Nov 2017 - Jan 2020 Team Lead, Data Engineering

Lead a diverse team of onshore and offshore developers and QA following best practices and streamline deployment process and compliance for standard and emergency fixes. Represent all emergency fixes for change management compliance. On Call 24/7 Level 3 Resource for Production Support. Run Deployment and team compliance issues. Firewall, upgrade, and Disaster Recovery liaison for Data Engineering. Point for interdepartmental interactions. Environment: SQL, JIRA, Agile, Python, Informatica Wells Fargo, San Francisco, CA Jan 2016 – June 2017 QA Engineer

Verified new mobile and online versions of Transaction Search and Stop Payments programs, a robust system for payment monitoring and billing. Utilized Agile methods using HP ALM and performed End to End regression and User Acceptance Testing. Created in-depth thorough testing scripts, maintained an active Traceability Matrix, assuring Federal and State compliance. Environment: Java, HP ALM, HPQC, JIRA, Agile, IOS, Android Ramsell Corporation Dec 2013 – Aug 2015

Data Quality Supervisor

Data Quality Supervisor for multiple projects specializing in Pharmaceutical billing and dispensing software; FDA 21 CFR 11 compliant including EDI Data Exchanges with sponsors and clients utilizing Filezilla and Log analysis in Unix. Implemented Agile methodologies to improve efficiency, lead daily scrum meetings, administered tracking of stories and acceptance criteria in a Bugzilla environment. Successfully ran searches for prospective 3rd party Selenium Automation/Data clients. Reviewed bids and business rules to create a backlog of standardized automated tests.

Environment: Dot Net, Javascript, Bugzilla, Agile, SoapUI, API, Scrum Filezilla, MySQL, Unix. Johnson & Johnson: Baby Center May 2013 – Dec 2013 QA Engineer III

Run the QA department for the fast-paced Mobile APPs team. Work on 6 major Apps (Android, IOS, and codebase for Kindle) with Sprints lasting 2 weeks. Consistent successful delivery of both major and minor point releases. Coordinate offsite Testing teams (Utest), and lead creative exploratory testing as an ongoing necessity. Interactive APP code is dependent on Domestic and International sites. Assure 100% functionality of all apps, in all markets, including graphics and international content (Australia, Canada, China, France, Japan, Germany, Russia, UK, US, US Hispanic). Run ad utilization and sales initiatives. Interview users on new applications, in order to collect early market research.

Environment: Android, IOS, javascript, JIRA, SoapUI, MySQL, Unix, Agile John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, CA July 2012 – May 2013 Lead QA Engineer

Lead QA Engineer for content management team. Utilized my Agile experience to help move the team onto an Agile track; integrated stories and acceptance criteria into a Jira environment. Streamlined the physician video testing process; cutting cycle time by 60%. Implemented regular CQ testing of the on-line version of the John Muir Health Magazine reducing the number of production issues by 30%. Certification FDA 21 CFR 11 for electronic records and devices. Performed a full regression test of a 3rd party “Find a Doctor” Java software upgrade. Increased the efficiency of mobile device testing from an occasional application to a systematic multi-device basis. Improved the sprint velocity, by 25%, by regularly performing regression and user acceptance testing for bi-weekly rollouts. Automated the performance testing of the e-Business site. Creating measurable metrics that raised the confidence level the site above 99%.

Environment: Java, JIRA, MySQL, SoapUI, Agile, CQ, Perforce Prosper.com, San Francisco, CA Sep 2011 – Jul 2012 Lead QA Engineer

Expanded the Agile QA department for peer to peer investing of the Individual borrower and Institutional investor projects. Performed regressions and led a local team of 3 QA plus an off-shore team of 7 people. Performed User Acceptance and compliance testing of federal banking requirements. Environment: C++, .NET, JIRA, MySQL, Selenium IDE, Unix, Agile Wells Fargo, San Francisco, CA Aug 2010 – Sep 2011 Lead QA Engineer

Created a new QA department for the TEMUS project, a multi-module Enterprise system for telecommunications monitoring and billing. Utilized Agile methods and performed End to End regressions and lead User Acceptance Testing/Training for 4 key rollouts and one major system upgrade. Created JMeter automated test. Maintained an active Traceability Matrix; facilitating QA compliance. Environment: CMP, Wells Issue Tracker, SQL, Agile, JMeter Adobe, San Jose, CA Jan 2010 – July 2010

Sr. QA Lead QA Engineer

Worked in new Agile environment for the Inside Adobe publishing group. Performed End to End regressions, User Acceptance Testing and Training for the new Program developed on the Day CQ Content Management Platform. Developed the User Acceptance Test Plan and performed day to day QA and Scrum Leadership for the run of the project. Worked in an Agile environment creating RIATest Automation code to be run in conjunction with the automated build. Performed code reviews of all automation to verify reliability of daily builds above 99%. Environment: Day CQ, Watson Bug program, Agile, SQL, Flex, RIAtest, JIRA EDUCATION:

B.S. Biology, University of California, Davis, California.

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